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No. 617,760. Patented Ian. |7,l899. A. R. MIRANDA.

COMBINED CHECKRECEPTACLE AND BASH DRAWER.

(Application filed. Jan. 3, 1898.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT tileticei ABRAHAM R. MIRANDA, OF coerce, MASSACHUSETTS,

CGMBiNED CHECK RECEPTACLE AME GASHJLEQAKWEtL SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 617,?60, elated January 1'2; 1899.

I Application fileo. January 3, 1898- Serial No. 665,401, (No model.)

ton, in thecounty of Suffolk anti State of 'lviassachusetts have inventeo new and usc- Eu; improvements in a Combined Check-Reocctacle and Oasli-D1'aWe1', of which the following is a specification. c

This inventios relates to combinedclieckzreceptacles and cash-drawers such as are intemled particularly for use in Eestaurants anti othei' establishments Where the customer is handed a check which corresponds with his indebtedness, which check is to be hamlecl by the customer totlie cashier,

in using this check-receptacle and cashdrawer the cashierdrops the check through slot upon the metallic top of a Gll8 lk-f6fi1- tacle inside the outer case. This cheek i'ests edge oil-said top in front of a slot, which i :lirectljy over a particular compartsieeth pi'essing a button on the outside of the the check-receptacle is noveilforce-i=5. enough to allow the check to (l2: slot into the said compartment iii the cloeclc receptacle. At the same time the cash-o aw released ancl move i forwastL so that to cashier'can open it end cleeosit therein money handed him. by the customer. .z "this operation. the drawer is closetl by case. iei and is automatically locked, the oi" clos ing the drawer eperating to move the check-re ccptacle hack in position to receive the next check on its metallic top. The moving few were ef the clieclereceptacle drawer is the effect of the establishment of an electrical lGllli] within the case by the operation ectroiuageet the check and; the metal top the check-receptacle maliiega of the circuit. is case the cas -clrawer is tampered with electrical alarm semi-sled The nature of the invention is foil scribed ioaletail below and iliostcatcf. accompanying iirawings, lil e hics-- Figure 1 is plan View of the apparatus with a largeportiou of the top or cover broken v tion of the apparatus, Fig; l is a iliagi'aiii showing the electrical connections.

Similar letters and. numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

a, o, and a represeet respectively, the bottom, back, and sides of the case. 1 A represents the highest poetics of the top such poetics consisting of a naercw horizoa tal piece extending from one sicle to the other and provicled with row of narrow slots ll; parallel with the back a. This portion A is connected by the upright portion Z; with a similar portion A, set at a lower l vel provided with a similar row of slots 3. The front edge of the portion A is connected the. upright b with the cross piece 1;, to which is hinged at c the lid or verticallyswingiog cloor A, Whose lower one. costs and is prefeiably adapted. to look upon the crosspiece a,rigici with the ledge (4 2 (See 3,)

meet 0 by the stop-pieces c, Fig. 53 lietween 1t and. 11h

poetics a oi the case.

istlie cash-firaweig separated by suitable ititioes D into compartmeets; The rear all of this drawer has secureoi toit the which extends ZQti'ittiil and. upward, shown, so its upper encl hoe mally against the front edge of the elect or block F, seem-eel to we notice side of checki'eceoteclo a A horizontal metallic spricg l seemed F the inset of the back of oi? case, Figs" 1 and J res Wall of the check-receptacle and o its clock or cleat F he T tailic goidevn-tys ll, co'onecteo. 3y "the i bar 13-31, are supported their opp-o by the end walls a the angle shows in Fig;

C is a check receptacle or drawer s ialinglicri EGG edge on and at right angles with the crossslote a little in front of the slot 2'. The guideways are long enough to prevent the check from leaving them and falling fiatwise upon the plate and the cross-slot 6 serves to prevent the check from rolling.

A metallic bar or spring I is rigidly secured at 1 to the inner side of the rear wall a and extends forward over and bears upon the metallic top 0' far enough to preserve its contact with saidtop when the receptacle C is moved forward.

- An electromagnet J is placed in the bottom of the case, as shown, and an armature J is secured to the under side of an arm or lever K, pivoted at K to a standard L, the rear portion of this arm or lever being screw-threaded to receive a counterbalance or Weight L,whi ch can thus be adjusted .at any distance from the pivotal point of the lever, being separated from the-post by a plate of insulation L".

Screwed into the forward end of the lever K and held adjustably in position therein by means of the nut N is the vertical rod N.

1 J. The magnet is connected by the wire t,

Figs. 2 and 3, with the spring-arm l, which is in sl ding contact with the metallic top 0' or the check-receptacle. The guideways H are elec ically connected by the metallic connection H, 3, and the rear guideway is electrically connected by the metallic connection H",.Fig. 2, and wire 1 with the contact t, Fig. 3

The diagrammatic'view Fig. 4 clearly indicates the electrical connections above described, the metallic connection ll being in this diagram included in the wire 1.

in operation when the metallic check U has been dropped into the position above described-via, with its edge resting on the metallic top (3 across the slot c and in front of the slot e-an electrical connection is established between the metallic guideway ii and said me-rainct'opi l-len ce when the check has been dropped in said position the cashier presses the button Sand completes the circuit above described, such circuit including, as indicated in the diagram in Fig. 4, the wire 3, battery T, wire 5, electromagnet J, wire 4, spring I, metallic top 0 of the check-receptacle, check U, gnideways H and their connection ll, and the metallic connection H" and wire 1. As will be seen, the circuit is completed by the check and the push button. When this is done, the armature J" is drawn down upon the magnet J, thus pulling the vertical rod N down upon the rear end of the a the vertical rod N latch P, tipping up its front end and releasing the hook R. Upon the releaseof this hook the spring F pushes the check-drawer 0 forward against the stop 0, and by means of the block F and bar E E the cash-drawer D is also pushed slightly forward. When the check-receptacle O is pushed forward, the slot e is brought under the check U, and said check drops through the slot into its compartment. The cashier drops the money into the proper compartment in the cash drawer D and pushes it back into place, thus pushing at the same time the check-receptacle into its original and normal position, (indicated in the drawings.) Whenthenextcustomer handsin a check, it is dropped through the proper slot B and rests upon the metallic top 0' until the cashier presses the button S and completes the circuit, with the result above described. By turning the counterbalance L the force of may be regulated and by turning the nut N its length may be regulated.

Should the cash-drawer D be tampered with, an inward push or pressure forces the spring F back against a metallic contact V, Fig. 1, and thus establishes an electrical circuit through the wire 0, Figs. 2 and 8, to the battery T, thence through the wires 7 and 3, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, to the alarm NV, and thence to the contact V, Fig. 1. In the diagram shown in Fig. 4 an electrical wire 10 is indicated as connecting the contact V with the alarm; but in fact this contact is suillciently long to extend entirely up to the gong, as shown by the broken lines V in Fig. 2. Moreover, for the purpose of this diagrammatic view the horizontal spring F, whose shape is well indicated in Fig. 1, is shown as vertical instead of horizontal.

The check-drawer is entirely inside the case, and hence cannot be directly tampered with, and the guideways ll, being absolutely stationary while the check-drawer moves under them, are not easily gotten out of repair.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. in an apparatus of -the character described, the case provided with the slots B; the metallic guideways ll extending downward from the under ends of said slots within the case; the check-receptacle provided with.

the metallic top or cover 0 and adapted to slide on suitable ways within the case and under the lower ends of the guideways, said metallic top being provided with slots 6 substantially parallel with the front of the checkreceptacle, the lower ends of said guideways being so set that a check dropping through them will rest with its lower-edge on said metallic top, slightly in front of the slot and withits upper edge within the guideway when the check is in its normal position; an electromagnet and electrical connections placing the guideways and the metallic top of the check-receptacle in circuit therewith and with electric batteries; and mechanism intermediate of the armature of the magnet and the said metallic top and guideways whereby when the metallic check has been dropped upon the top of the check-receptacle an electrical circuit may be established in the ordinary manner and the check-receptacle moved forward until one of said slots is under and coincident with the check, so that said check may drop into the check-receptacle, substantially as described.

2. In anapparatus of the character described, the case provided with the slots B; the metallic guideways II extending downward from the under ends of said slots within the case; the check-receptacle provided with the metallic top or cover 0 and adapted toslide on suitable ways within the case and under the lower ends of the guideways, said metallic top being provided with slots substantially parallel with the front of the checkreceptacle; the lower ends of said guideways being so'set that a check dropping through them will rest with its lower edge on said metallictop slightly in front of the slot and with its upper edge within the guideway when the check is in its normal position; an electro magnet and electrical connections placing the guideways and the metallic top of the checkreceptacle in circuit therewith and with electricbatteries; mechanism intermediate of the armature and magnet and said metallic top and guideways whereby the deposit of the metallic cheek upon the top of the check-receptacle "enables an electrical circuit to be completed in the ordinary manner whereby the check-receptacle is moved forward so that one of its slots is directly under said check; the sliding cash-drawer D; mechanism intermediate of the magnet and cash-drawer whereby said drawer is normallylocked but released when said circuit is completed; and mechanism intermediate of the check-receptacle and cash-drawer whereby said cashdrawer is moved forward by the oheck-receptacle upon the completion of said circuit and the release by the locking mechanism, substantially as set forth.

8. In an apparatus of the character described, the case provided with the slots 13; the metallic guideways ll extending downward from the under ends of said slots within the case; the checlcreceptacle provided with the metallic top or cover 0 and adapted to slide on suitable ways within the case and under the lower ends of the guideways, said, metallic top being provided with slots c substantially parallel with the front of the checkreceptacle, the lower ends of said guideways being so set that a check dropping through them will rest with its lower edge on said metallic top slightly in front of the slot and with its upper edge within the guideway when the check is in its normal position, said metallic top being, provided with the slots e extending forward from and at substantially right angles with the slots c and adapted to receive at right angles with'their edges the check-receptacle when it is dropped through the guideway; an electromagnet and electrical connections placing the guideways and the metallic top of the check-receptacle in circuit therewith and with electric batteries and mechanism intermediate of the armature of the magnet and the said metallic top and guideways whereby when the metallic check has beendrop'ped upon the top of the check receptacle an electrical circuit may be established in the usual manner and the checkreceptacle moved forward until one of said slots is under and coincident with the check, so that said check may drop into the checkrcceptacle, substantially as described.

at. In an apparatus of the character described, the case provided with the slots 13; the metallic guideways H extending downward from the under ends of said slots within the case the check-receptacle provided with the metallic top or cover 0 and adapted to slide on-suitable ways within the case and under the lower ends of the guideways, said metallic top being provided with slots 6 substantially parallel with the front of the check -rece'ptacle, the lower ends of said guideways being so set that a check droppingthrough them will rest with its lower edge on said metallic top slightly in front of the slot and with its upper edge within the guideway when the check is in its normal position; the metallic spring l3" secured to the rear wall of the case and bearing normally against rear wall of the check-receptacle; a suitable stop limiting the forward lllfi fQl'lldilt of the check-receptacle; the metallic spring-arm 1 extending from the case and bearing upon the metallic top of the checkaeceptacle; the sliding cash-drawer D provided. on its rear side with the hook it and the upwardlyprojecting arm E, E a projection or block F on the lower side of the check-receptacle and bearing normally against the rear side of said arm E, E; the electromagnet J and armature J; the pivoted arm ii sustaining said armatore; the pivoted hook l engaging normally with said hook R; the rod N extending down. from the forward end of the pivoted arm K to a point slightly above the rear portion of pivoted hook l; a weight or counterlntlance on the rear end or the arm or lever K; and electrical connections placing the electromagnet, spring ll, spring-arm i, guideways'l'l and the metallic top oi thecheck-receptacle in circuit, said circuit being completed by the dropping of the metallic check upon said metallic top and the pressing of an electric bu ton, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ABRAHAM R. MIRANDA. 

